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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08

HOUSE of seven rooms, 222 East Foufa
- teenth st. Apply to II. Dougan, 229
East Thirteenth ST. 279*
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08

EMPLOYMENT i'll law office by student;
u four years experience; willing to ac
cept share of earnings as compensation. f.
NJ Globe
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08
Offices.

DICE BLOCK, jackson, corner Fifth st..
IL formerly occupied by c. d. O'Briem;
vault and water closet; excellent location
and opportunity for lawyers, civil engineers.
architects or any legitimate business r. B.
Heath, with Franklin Il Clay, Globe building.
27S-2S4
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08

DHARMACIST of ten years. experience
l. desires position in drug store; age
twenty-seven; licensed in Wisconsin and
Minnesota. w. Levant. Alexandria, Minn.5l
21n-2Sl
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08

w ANTED-Man and wife for Fort Yates,
w Oak; man to work around store and
woman to work in family of four, wages $40
per month and board; only parties without
children need apply. Moore's employment
Office, 2S3 Sibley st. PSI
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08

CLERK-Young man of experience and
~ ability desires position as Office clerk or
assistant bookkeeper; city references. Ad-
dress II 5. Globe. 2S1-2S2
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08

CLERK-A young lady would like posi-
of references. Address 0 10, Globe. 279 2S1
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08

NOOK-A reliable man wants a position as
~ head cook in a tirst-class hotel, city or
country; high reference; address johnson,
34S East Ninth ST. ST. Paul &
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08

GIRL-Wanted, competent second girl at
" Mrs. F. G. Diapers, 31S Grove ST., on
Friday or Saturday, between the hours of 9
and O'Clock. 2SO-2S1
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08

WANTED, for the Cherokee 4 Dakota
w railway illinois CentraD in Iowa and
day; so surfacers, Sl.75 per day; 40 bridge
carpenters, S2.75 per day; bridge foremen,
$3.50 per day; 20 men to sharpen piles,
81 to 1928 per day; cooks, $50 per month.
There will be work for % section crews all
winter; % depots are to be built at once /;
board, $3.50 per week; this is all company
work; free fare. most of the way Call at
once for passes at the pioneer" plcyment
office, Second ST., between Nicollet and Hen
nepin avs, Minneapolis. Established 1882.
2Sl
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08

COOk for pastry, chambermaid and dining
~ room girl. Apply City Hotel 357 Rob-
ert st. 2Z7-0S2
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08
Female.

COPYIST-Wanted,a position as copyist
~ by a young lady. Address j. NJ, Globe.7
CLERK-Wantedb by young lady position
- as clerk or copyist. Address, E B,
745 Mendoza st. 6
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08

IN MEN for Maldon, ILL.,, S175 per day !;
w $3.50; go Sunday night; free fare.
Cotton, 293 Sibley ST. 2S0-2S1
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08

mi ONEY is loaned by us on improved real
1I estate security in st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Duluth at 6, 6I2, z, 7l2 per cent, on
shortest notice, for any amount. R. N. New
port & Son, investment bankers 152, 153
and 154 Drake block, St. Paul. 73*
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08
SITUATIONS OFFERED.

ITO LoAN-S2O, $50, $3.50 to loan ON fur
l. niture, pianos, etc; property left in your
possession. st. Paul Loan Co., 3O9l2 Jack
son St, Rooms / and y 1851
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08

COLLEGE Av 2U-Back parlor, for one
~ or two gentlemen, with use of piano
$40 per month; steam heat call soon.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08

mi AN-Wanted, good. reliable man that
1tI knows something about the meat bust
ness, to take and deliver orders and work in
market. University av., Union Park 279-2S2
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08

NJ ANTED-Three honest. pushing men
w in your vicinity; special inducements
salary from start. Brown Brothers, Nursery
men, Chicago, Ill. 2S1-2S2
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08

II OUSEWORK-Gir for light homework :;
IL a good home for the right person; call
at 34S East Ninth ST. 6
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08

. OOk-First-class cook wanted; good wa
- ges paid. at 81 East College ave q
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-12
How the Joke Worked.
From the petroit Free Press.

FfOUt utC GcbVe HfVt Il Ftoo.
81 want the biggest and best watermelon
in that lot, :" he said, as he surveyed great
pile of watermelons in front of a Woodward
avenue, grocery.
eyes sir-here it is--best melon I've seen
this year"
plug it" was the brusque command.
''Yes, sir-Splendid red core. Shall put
il on icer'
The purchaser drew from his pocket a
flask OF port wine and proceeded TO pour
the contents into the orifice. The melon
readily absorbed the liquid, and when the
plug was replaced the man chuckledl HE!
he he want that melon sent to - the
temperance fanaticl Say nothing, and 1t
will be big joke on him.
A couple Of days later the man came
around 10 the store again and asked:
well, the melon was sent upp
''Oh, yes"
"And the boy didn't give my little plot
awayf
a0h. no; but we heard from H."
''You did Hei hel he! What did he
sayf'
Tho and his family were Off up the Lake,
but the hired girl and coachman said IL
was tho finest melon they ever put tooth
intow
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-12

mas long been current, and is still believed.
ms tale relates that when the Commission
eIs We're all assembled and were about to
ailx Their names to the treaty Franklin ex-
cused himself and left the room, and thatwhen
he came back he was dressed in an old and
almost threadbare suit of brown Nothing
was said by the Commissioners. But their
looks betrayed establishment, and Franklin
told them that the clothes he then had on
were those he wore when Wedderburne so
shamefully abused him before the Privy
Council The story" says Mr.. McMaster,
is pure fable. 1t has not a scrap of truth
TO rest on. The incident never occurred.
Franklin never asserted it, and it was dur
ing his lifetime denied, and fatty denied, by
one of the officials who was present at the
signing"
Another incident in his life that is COM
monty misunderstood is the famous Strahan
letter; the letter ending; You are now my
enemy, and | am yoursn The writer knows
of no collection of his works and letters in
which this document is not treated as
piece OF spirited and sober writing Yet it
certainly was no more than a Jest. Had
this not been SO, all friendship, all CORES
pondence, between the two would have
ended the day the letter was received, But
no such falling out took place, and they
went on exchanging letters long after the
war had seriously begun.
With the signing of the treaty the labors
of Franklin in France may be said to have
ended. He continued, indeed, to act as
minister till the summer of 1875, when
Jefferson succeeded him. But old age was
upon him, his infirmities were many, and
his time was chiefly given to his friends and
his pen. The work which he did in France
is generally unknown, because it has never
yet been fairly set forth. Borrowing money,
fitting out ships, buying clothing, powder
and guns, settling disputes, writing dis
patches, was the least important and the
least creditable part of what he accomplish
ed. When he landed in France. in 1776,
neither the King nor the ministers, nor the
mass of the nobility, had any heart in the
American cause. His sole support was
public opinion, the most tickle and treach-
erous of all support. Yet he never for a
moment lost it. BY his tact, his knowledge
of men, and the ways of men, he turned it
from the wild enthusiasm of day into
downright admiration for the American
people.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-12
Experience of Two Philosophic Vaga-
bonds.
From the Nep York Evening San.


From the Ner York Evening San.
Two idle men sat on bench in City Hall
Park. After getting in conversation they
soon began talking of other days.
Il guess we've done some queer jobs in
our time, :" remarked one of the men, land
as it will help to pass the time I'll tell you
about peculiar position l once held. l
was hard pressed for money and went TO
work for an uptown florist who had de.
vised a new method of drumming up trade.
| didn't like the job, but soon found that
a man will often do disagreeable duties for
another which nothing could induce him to
do for himself | had to read the daily
papers regularly and take down the name
and address of every family in which a
death had occurred.
l then called upon the most likely ones,
presented a mourning card bearing the
name and business of my employer, and
solicited orders for funeral designs. AT first
owing to lack of self-assurance, | made
but Indifferent success, but in the course of
time acquired the studied solicitude of the
accomplished undertaken and obtained an
order at nearly every house. 1t was soft
snap while 1t lasted, but the other florists
soon caught ON and worked the thing to
death. At one house where called found
a dozen other canvassers ahead of me. My
occupation was gone"
We DotH lOOklIlS5 LUT u JoU ali my lIe,
went on the next, a vigorous. little man
with swapping black eyes, because it's as
hard to suit other people as it is to suit one
self. Talk about living on ones wits, why,
guess I've held more jobs than any other
man in the country. It's often said that
one half the world don't know how the other
half lives; and no wonder-for in city like
this, made up of all sorts and conditions of
men, there are opportunities of earning a
livelihood in the byways of trade undreamt
of by all except those Immediately con
cerned. Some time ago / got acquainted
with the proprietor of restaurant where
lunched. The man told me he was being
ruined by an opposition place a few doors
above, the owner of which had a set of
electric bells constantly ringing to attract
customers. L set my wits to work and got
the man to buy parrot, which | hung up
over the door. then stood in front OF the
entrance and shouted HIP as each person
passed. The thing was great success
customers began to pour in, and the pro-
prietor was kept busy answering questions
as to how he had ever trained the bird. But
the opposition man got on to the racket
and hired an ex-pugilist TO figure as the in
suited pedestrian. | was taken to the
hospital in an ambulance, and when
recovered / looked about for another job. /"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-12
WOMEN'S SUPERSTITIONS.
Bad and Good Luck Seen in Various
Signs and Portents.
From the San Francisco Post.

FROM tne OttIt Francisco fOSC.
l noticed a neat, modest-looking
young lady pushing her way along
in the crowd on Kearny street the
other day and was surprised to see so much
spirit manifested by girl of her dainty ap-
pearance When she met several ladies she
would crowd closely to the street edge or the
wall but when men came along she marched
boldly between them. Calling the attention
of another lady to her strange manner, she
said:
80, always do that, too. 1 understand
it; ,she's superstitious."
Chow is that" | asked.
''Well, you see it brings good luck to sep
arate men when you meet them, but nothing
breeds misfortune so surely as to divide two
women ON the street"
looked to see if she were testing, but saw
at once that a judge could not be more Sc
rious
''And do you believe that nonsenseg" l
asked.
"Why, Is'pose it's foolish" she answered,
"but know if / ever do something happens
Now, lust Yesterday was with another lady
and was ashamed to turn out, and we went
right between two women, and at dinner l
swallowed a toothpick and come near chok-
ing TO death"
1But you didn't dieY suggested.
mo, but was awfully scared
That evening | went to a party and tried
to find out the pet superstition of each girl
danced with. And they all have them.
One wouldn't go under a leaning ladder, an
other would be sure Of becoming i'll if she
saw the moon over her left shoulder. an
other would not read an epitaph for fear of
losing her memory. One girl told me she
could stop a dogs howl by taking off her
shoe and splitting in it. In drawing her
kerchief from her bosom a narrow slip of
paper fluttered to the ground on which were
some Therapeutics. 20. my charmr' she
exclaimed. supposed she had lost an arti-
Gle of jewelry, and was searching about for
it when she seized upon the scrap of paper
as though it were deed to San Diego cor
ner lot. My curiosity was aroused and she
explained that it was a charm insuring sue
cess in undertakings, purchased by her at a
great price from an Egyptian fortune-teller
in Paris, and that its possession alone
amounted to nothing, but it must be put
into the pocket or in the bosom of a
dress during the recital of an Egyptian
verse. If one failed to remember that,
however, the Lords prayer might be subti-
tuted.
In the midst of an .entrancing waltz
with one lady she suddenly paused and
pressed her hand spasmodically to her upper
lip; u,
~ was SO afraid should sneeze," she
remarked II wouldn't for anything to-
night"
''Why tonight more than any timer
80. it's Friday, and 'sneeze on Friday
sneeze to your sorrow And 1t comes true,
too, if l ever do forget. Did you never hear
the rhyme:
Sneeze on Mond ay sneeze for danger;
On Tuesday for stranger,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-12
A NEW REPUBLIC.
A Triangular Bit of Land North of the
Amazon Becomes Independent.


Amazon Becomes independent.
From the London Telegraph
The tract of land which lies between
Brazil aud French Guiana, and which was
a norman STAND, has been declared by its in
habitants an Independent country. The
Republic of Counani, as it is called, is
$4,000 miles in extent, the coast line is 1877
miles long and the population is 700 persons,
one half of whom dwell at Counani, the
capital, in thirty-five houses The bulk of
these are descendants of Maroons, or slave
refugees from Brazil; but | learn from M.
BoiSset, the agent of the new-hedged re-
public in France, that their sympathies are
entirely French. In 1888 they begged to be
annexed to France, but the French govern
ment declined, in observance of a treaty en-
tered into with Brazil in 1S4l, which de-
clared Counani neutral soil.
Repulsed but not baffled, the natives
unanimously set up a republic, with q
head The other members of the govern
ment are likewise Frenchmen, liv-
ing in France, and the French
language is rendered official in the
newborn State | have before me the first
number of the official Journal of Counani,
styled Les Nouvelles de France ct DIES Col
onies, Journal Officiel de la Republque"
La Gdydne inuepen0ehte, whose oHlceS are
at the Legation Is, Rue du Louvre, is an in
teresting little penny sheet, and is to come
out twice monthly The official column
contains a decree signed at Vanves, a sub
urban district, by the Life President, ap-
pointing NJ Guignes Minister of State and
Grand Chancellor of the Order Of the Star of
Counani. Another and older decree insti-
tutes the Order of the Star of Counani, Of
which there are to be 10 grand crosses, 20
grand officers, 80 commanders, 100 officers
and an unlimited number of knights. The
star, of which / saw a colored drawing at
the legation is undoubtedly tasteful one
NJ Boisset tells me that after NJ Gros leaves
France very few decorations will be any
longer given away, SO that this distinction
will become a very rare and hence highly
prized one.
The resources of the country consist of
agricultural products, minerals, timber and
cocoa, e7, 1000 sterling worth of which is an
nually exported; India rubber, cotton, sai :
sap .rilla, tobacco, vanilla, coffee, maize,
rice, potatoes, dates, guavas, pineapple ,
oranges, lemons, etc. Breeding horses, cat
tie and sheep is also very profitable. a lire
of vessels will be run between Counani.. and
Cayenne on one hand, and Para, in Brazil,
on the other.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-12

PAIN KILLER.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-12

The huge, drastic, gripping, sickening pills
are fast being superseded by DIR. Pierces
"Purgative Pellets
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-12


Such extraordinary popularity was not,
however, unmingled with contempt. One
writer of memoirs describes him as lone of
The great charlatans of the eighteenth CEN
tury." Another cannot abide his table man
ners, and despises him for putting butter in
his eggs and eating them from glass A
third denounces him in long poem. The
author of history of a French Louise ex-
hausts the French language in disgusting
description of him. OF all this Franklin
knew nothing, and went on with the bust
ness of his office, which was, in his opinion,
TO keep the cause of his country before the
eyes Of the people of France. His homely
sayings, his bon nlotS, his republican sim
pl1citv of dress and manner, did much to
accomplish this end But he left no ex-
pedient whatever untried, and often had re-
course TO his pen; wrote dialogue between
treat Britain, France, Spain, Holland,
Saxony and America: catechism relative
TO the English national debt and persuaded
Dubourg to make translation OF the con
situations of America. Vergennes objected
To their publication. The government would
not give license. But the book came out,
and the cause of America was more popular
than ever. The constitutions were described
as code that marked an epoch In the MS
Tory OF philosophy; as code that richly DO
served 10 be well known, and the men VINO
framed them were pronounced superior 10
Scion and Lycurgus.
THE END or HIS LABORs.
Thus matters went ON until the signing OF
the treaty, concerning which an idle story
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-12

That's why we are Strengthening Gents
Summer Suits and Furnishings. b. II. Levy
a. Bros.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-16

statement thereof, by counties, in his re-
port to the Governor.
SEC. 9. In case of any damage done to
planted trees by domestic animals, the
owner of said trees may recover full dam
age from the owner of the animals; Pro
cided said trees are planted inside of a
lawful fence. or boxed to a height of not
less than five teet.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-16
GREAT FALLS, MONTANA.

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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-16

coarse, wrinkled masses that may be seen
floating among the weeds near the bank
in the summer time. In its young stage
it is more slender and attached to the
rocks at the bottom of the stream. 1t has
heretofore been known only as a marine
plant (salt water), but lately DR.. Bessey
reported it as growing in the saline
marshes of Nebraska, and finally the pres
ent writer reported it as growing in pure,
fresh water, a fact hitherto unrecorded in
the botanic world.
Now is the time for students to get the
plant presses and collecting bottles in
order, and if they are dlligent they will be
richly rewarded for their searches, and
will have many an interesting specimen
stored away at the end of the season,
which Will in after years recall many a
pleasant memory. F. W. a.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-26
Embroideries for Spring.

Embroidery in white open designs
and in close work is on dresses of sat
teen in solid colors of delicate shades,
and is used in panels, borders, vests,
and as entire lower skirts The en-
broidered batiste and muslin dresses
follow the same plans, and some are
done in contrasting colors and in most
unique patterns.
The Swiss embroideries made at St
Gall have new open designs, like those
of drawn work, outlining heavily
wrought figures. Insertions are large
ly imported, to be set in as stripes in
many garments, or in the tabliers,
yokes, guimpes, and parts of garments;
and there are exquisitely wrought edg-
ings, in minute designs dainty enough
for the clothing of baby, or for the
most fastidious woman. -HaTper'S b.
gar
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-26
VALUE OF AMMONIA.
Why 1t Can Truthfully be Called the House.
keepers Friend.

Ammonia is cheaper than soap and
cleans every thing it touches. A few
drops in kettle that is hard to clean
makes grease and sickness fade
away and robs the work of all its ter
rOrs.
Let it stand ten minutes before at
tempting to scrapc of and every corner
will be clean.
1t cleans the sink and penetrates into
the drain-pipe. Spots, finger marks on
paint disappear under its magical in
fluence, and it is equally effective on
floor and oilcloth, though it must be
used with care on the latter or it will
injure the polish, and keeps clean
longer than any thing else.
If the silver be only slightly furnished
put two tablespoonfuls of ammonia into
quart of hot water, brush the tar
nished articles with it and dry with
a channels. If badly discolored they
need a little whiting previous to the
washing. An old nail brush goes
into the cracks to polish and brighten.
For fine muslin and delicate lace it is
invaluable, as it cleans, without rub
bing, the finest fabrics. Put q few
drops into your sponge bath in hot
weather and you will be astonished at
the result, as it imparts GOODNESS to the
skin.
Use it TO clean hair-brushes and to
wash any hair or feathers to be used
for beds or pillows. When employed
in any thing that is not especially soiled
use the waste water afterward for the
house plants that are taken down from
their natural position and immersed in
tub of water.
Ammonia is a fertilizer, and helps to
keep healthy the plants it nourishes.
In every way, in fact, ammonia is the
housekeeper's friend.-N Y Herald.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-26
Marriage in Holland.


Until the betrothal of the young lady
has been announced she remains the
sole charge of her father and mother,
and she makes acquaintance always in
the presence of a third party. The Hol.
land young lady does not go to the the.
alter with a gentleman who has been in.
troduced to her week before, neither
does she vary her beau to suit her dress
or complexion. Unmarried daughters
in this country are chaperoned to all
places of amusement; even dancing
parties are interspersed with songs,
recitations, etc, for the amusement of
elders of the family, who sit around
tables, socially slipping their coffee,
wine or other favorite beverages, while
the young members glide over the
waXen floor to the ftful strains of
music. Here the young must make the
best of their opportunities, for when it
pleases the parents to seek the quiet
solace of the home the daughters also
quit the gayety of the ballroom
Amsterdam Letter.